Adam: The Male Figure in Art
Worth buying if: You’re drawn to art history surveys centered on the male body and masculinity.
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Summary
In Adam: The Male Figure in Art, art historian Edward Lucie-Smith surveys how the male body has been depicted, probing ideals, power, beauty, and vulnerability across periods and traditions. A compact study that invites close comparison and fresh looking.
Why this book now
Conversations about masculinity, the gaze, and body politics make this 1998 perspective on the male figure newly resonant in today’s museums and media.
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- You’re drawn to art history surveys centered on the male body and masculinity.
- You value Edward Lucie-Smith’s art-historical perspective.
- You need a deep monograph on one artist or a single era.
- You’re seeking step-by-step figure drawing instruction.
- You only want something with very current references and examples.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780847821259
Worth buying if: You’re drawn to art history surveys centered on the male body and masculinity.
Skip it if: You need a deep monograph on one artist or a single era.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At 192 pages, Adam: The Male Figure in Art is a focused survey you can read over a weekend or browse in shorter sessions.
What stands out here
This record reflects the 1998 Random House Inc. edition (192 pages), presenting Lucie-Smith’s late–20th-century take on the male figure in art.
Best way to approach it
Approach slowly and comparatively—pair passages from Lucie-Smith with the artworks he discusses to trace shifts in how “Adam” is framed across contexts.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780847821259
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